Posts by eric garneau

Every week Graphic Detail reviews a new graphic novel or trade paperback.
Jeff Lemire is awesome. This much is obvious if you've read his award-winning Essex County Trilogy (named one of the best five Canadian novels in the 2000s!), his fascinating Vertigo monthly series Sweet ... More →

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The Beginning: The Glee Project cuts right to the action this week with the contestants' homework assignment given out in the first scene. Their task is to learn how to act vulnerable while singing Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You." Can we all ... More →

If you're planning on putting yourself through college based on the strength of your comic book collection, you've got a little rethinking to do. Comics just aren't a great monetary investment; for the average book you pick up, its resale value drops to somewhere between ... More →

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Graphic Detail reviews a new graphic novel or trade paperback collection every week.
Batwoman is one of the best series in DC Comics' New 52, and basically one of the best comics on the stands right now period. Don't believe me? Then check out Batwoman vol. ... More →

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Being that it's Book Week, a lot of the SparkNotes and MindHut crew are talking about books they've read that have changed their lives. Since I typically write about comics on these blogs, I thought it'd be appropriate for me to pay tribute to a ... More →

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The Beginning: Remember last week when we said it looked like season two of The Glee Project would be spending a little more time with the kids in their downtime at "Glee House?" Episode two's keeping that prediction strong; after the kids get their homework ... More →

If you're reading this post, chances are you already number among the converted—you already think comic books are cool. But there's also a pretty good chance that you have friends who just don't agree with you. Sometimes there's no reasoning with people like that, but ... More →

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We've talked on this site before about digital comics, but nothing has seemed quite as exciting as this latest digital development. Starting yesterday, DC Comics—home to heroes like Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and more—plans to release all-new, digital-only Batman comics every Thursday. This might ... More →